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New York Times, Tuesday, April 15, 1952

20-Across : Recent Ava Gardner role.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,031
Across
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Pre-election necessity. : SLATE
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What airborne troops do. : JUMP
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What airborne troops do next. : FALL
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Kin of Dasher and Dancer. : COMET
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City Center solo. : ARIA
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Ingredient of many recipes. : OLEO
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Madison Square Garden, for instance. : ARENA
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Finish with a notched edge, as seams. : PINK
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Kruger or Kahn. : OTTO
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Recent Ava Gardner role. : PANDORA
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Where Olivier shines. : DICTION
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Laughing. : RIANT
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Digs deep narrow trenches. : SAPS
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Cutting into cubes. : DICING
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Withdraws an indiscreet statement. : RETRACTS
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Chemicals containing carbon. : ENOLS
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Completely. : OUTANDOUT
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Slippery ___. : ELM
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Leftist British scientist. : HALDANE
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Bottom of the page abbreviation. : PTO
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In which housewives bring home groceries. : PAPERBAGS
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Italian gulf, north of Naples. : GAETA
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Graceful feat at a swimming pool. : SWANDIVE
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Important city on the Memel river. : TILSIT
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Give a bright but misleading appearance to. : GILD
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Gov. McKay's capital. : SALEM
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Formed with the tongue, as t, d, n, s. : LINGUAL
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Participated in a wedding. : USHERED
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Ancient land near Palestine. : EDOM
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Penny-pinching. : NEAR
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Begin. : ARISE
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Miss Foch of Broadway, TV and Hollywood. : NINA
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Symphonic finale. : CODA
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What blue suits become. : LINTY
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Be agitated or restless. : TOSS
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Fragments. : ENDS
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Minnesota claims 10,000. : LAKES
Down
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Ridgway's title. : SCAP
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Girl's name. : LORA
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Prayerful word. : AMEN
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It's what makes ivy climb. : TENDRIL
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Favorite pi of linotypers. : ETAOINSHRDLU
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Country warmed by The Black Stream. : JAPAN
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A Swiss canton. : URI
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It's subject to change without notice. : MIND
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Punjab, Baluchistan, etc. : PAKISTAN
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Highwayman. : FOOTPAD
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Optical instruments. : ALTISCOPES
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Apollo's mother. : LETO
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N. Y. lake named for bird. : LOON
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Syncopated piece. : RAG
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Mecca of the musical. : CARNEGIEHALL
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Walks wearily. : TRUDGES
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Areas of ocean 3,000 fathoms or more. : DEEPS
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A relative by marriage. : INLAW
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Partners: French. : COMPAGNONS
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Greek letters. : ETAS
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Performed by all the instruments together. : TUTTI
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Ermine, ___ or weasel. : STOAT
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Scandinavian name. : OLAV
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Conformity. : ABIDANCE
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Inscrutable persons. : ENIGMAS
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Spanish seaport on the Mediterranean. : ALMERIA
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Taels: Abbr. : TLS
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Atmospheres surrounding people. : AURAS
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Gave, but not for keeps. : LENT
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One's own: Prefix. : IDIO
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Mr. Jouhaux of France. : LEON
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Where Dick Button performs. : RINK
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This: Spanish. : ESTE
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Early Algerian governors. : DEYS
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Say further. : ADD

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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